Chelsea buns

Ingredients :

• 2 cups self-raising flour
• ¼ cup caster sugar
• 30g butter, chopped
• ¼ cup milk
• 1 egg
  For filling :
• 30g butter, softened
• 1 tbsp soft brown sugar
• 1 cup dried mixed fruit
• 1 tspn ground mixed spice
  For glaze :
• ¼ cup sugar
• ¼ cup water

Preparation and Cooking Instructions

1. Preheat oven to moderately hot 210°C. Brush a 20cm square cake tin with melted butter or oil. Line base of tin with baking paper. Sift flour and sugar into a bowl, add chopped butter. Using your fingers, rub butter into flour until the mixture is fine and crumbly.
2. Whisk milk and egg together, pour onto sifted ingredients and form a soft dough. Turn onto a sheet of baking paper and roll into a rectangle 35cm long x 22cm wide.
3. Spread dough with softened butter, sprinkle with sugar, mixed fruit and mixed spice. Roll up; cut into 12 even-sized pieces. Place cut side down in prepared tin with sides touching. Reduce oven to moderate 180°C. bake 25-30 minutes until brown and cooked through. Remove; place on wire cooling rack.
4. To make glaze : Place sugar and water into small pan. Stir over a medium heat without boiling until sugar dissolves. Bring to boil for 2-3 minutes. Remove from heat and brush over buns. To serve, split and butter.
5. Cooks notes : If you're short of time, use a food processor to combine butter and flour, then add egg and milk and process until mixture holds together.